[theme-reviewers] Clarification on non-GPL themes on Author/ThemeURI

Tue May 28 02:19:14 UTC 2013

Still no joy.

On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 6:15 AM, Daniel <danielx386 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I got a feeling that they may be redirecting base on IP address or
> something, still doing it for me.
>
>
>
> On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 6:28 AM, Josh Pollock <jpollock412 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Try from this link:
> >
> > http://mythem.es/regular-license/
> >
> > This is the linked on the pages of their site for the up-sell themes.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 1:01 AM, Abhik Biswas <abhik at itsabhik.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> I am being redirected too.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 7:18 AM, Josh Pollock <jpollock412 at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Here's the ticket http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12368 . They
> >>> left the links in the last comment work.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 9:37 PM, Daniel <danielx386 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> It's also taking me to wop.ro as well. Adding to that, the site is
> >>>> being blocked here as well.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 10:48 AM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com>
> >>>> wrote:
> >>>> > weird, i am getting wop.ro even after using a proxy.
> >>>> >
> >>>> >
> >>>> > On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 6:04 AM, Josh Pollock <
> jpollock412 at gmail.com>
> >>>> > wrote:
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> Works for me at: http://mythem.es/regular-license
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >>
> >>>> >> On Sun, May 26, 2013 at 8:14 PM, Srikanth Koneru <tskk79 at gmail.com
> >
> >>>> >> wrote:
> >>>> >>>
> >>>> >>> i am being redirected to wop.ro when i click the link, does that
> >>>> >>> happen
> >>>> >>> to you too?
> >>>> >>>
> >>>> >>>
> >>>> >>> On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 5:20 AM, Josh Pollock
> >>>> >>> <jpollock412 at gmail.com>
> >>>> >>> wrote:
> >>>> >>>>
> >>>> >>>> I got an in-ticket response to this issue today. Their up-sell
> >>>> >>>> themes,
> >>>> >>>> which have free versions currently in the theme directory, carry
> >>>> >>>> this very
> >>>> >>>> not gpl-compatible license: http://mythem.es/regular-license
> >>>> >>>>
> >>>> >>>>
> >>>> >>>> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 9:04 PM, Josh Pollock
> >>>> >>>> <jpollock412 at gmail.com>
> >>>> >>>> wrote:
> >>>> >>>>>
> >>>> >>>>> Done.
> >>>> >>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>
> >>>> >>>>> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 9:00 PM, Chip Bennett
> >>>> >>>>> <chip at chipbennett.net>
> >>>> >>>>> wrote:
> >>>> >>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>> Add a comment to the ticket, and change the resolution to
> >>>> >>>>>> "not-approved".
> >>>> >>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>> I'll take care of the Themes already in Extend.
> >>>> >>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 8:21 PM, Josh Pollock
> >>>> >>>>>> <jpollock412 at gmail.com>
> >>>> >>>>>> wrote:
> >>>> >>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>> I closed all of their themes in the queue. What about approved
> >>>> >>>>>>> themes?
> >>>> >>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>> For instance this one:
> >>>> >>>>>>> http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/7877
> >>>> >>>>>>> It was just approved yesterday so it is probably not live yet.
> >>>> >>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>> They have 9 themes in the repository, all of which I just
> >>>> >>>>>>> rejected an
> >>>> >>>>>>> update to, except the one who's ticket I mentioned above. This
> >>>> >>>>>>> is there
> >>>> >>>>>>> profile:
> >>>> >>>>>>> http://profiles.wordpress.org/mythemes/
> >>>> >>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 7:10 PM, Chip Bennett
> >>>> >>>>>>> <chip at chipbennett.net>
> >>>> >>>>>>> wrote:
> >>>> >>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>> Feel free to close them all. Just reference/link the comment
> in
> >>>> >>>>>>>> the
> >>>> >>>>>>>> first ticket, so any potential subsequent reviewers can
> follow
> >>>> >>>>>>>> the issue.
> >>>> >>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>> On Wed, May 15, 2013 at 6:32 PM, Josh Pollock
> >>>> >>>>>>>> <jpollock412 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>>> I never got a response to my query about whether or not this
> >>>> >>>>>>>>> person's up-sell themes are GPL compatible. They have 10 or
> so
> >>>> >>>>>>>>> other themes
> >>>> >>>>>>>>> in the queue. Should anything be done about this?
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 5:49 PM, Josh Pollock
> >>>> >>>>>>>>> <jpollock412 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> OK. I will ask the developer via a in ticket comment to
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> clarify
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> and see what happens. If it appears to be an issue I will
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> report back.
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 5:46 PM, Chip Bennett
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>> <chip at chipbennett.net> wrote:
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> It does change things, but only technically. In order to
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> have a
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Theme hosted in the directory, a developer must release
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> *all* Themes under a
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> GPL-compatible license. Therefore, all commercial Themes,
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> whether an up-sell
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> version of the directory-hosted Theme, or a separate Theme
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> entirely, must be
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> GPL-compatible. Thus, the developer must still list the
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> license for all
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Themes, free and/or commercial.
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Josh Pollock
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>> <jpollock412 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> To clarify, the theme I am reviewing only has a free,
> GPL2
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> licensed, version. The up-sell theme I linked to, I got
> to
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> by following a
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> link int he menu of the developers theme. I do not know
> if
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> that changes
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> things as far as this theme goes.
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I just checked and the theme I just linked to is in the
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> queue.
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> http://themes.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/12076
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 5:32 PM, Edward Caissie
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> <edward.caissie at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> I would read that as more the "paid" version is more
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> robust or
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> not "a simplified" version, but it still does not
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> explicitly address the
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> potential for the "paid" version to be licensed in some
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> other manner than
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> GPL-compatible (there was no obvious disclosure that I
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> could find).
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Ask the author for clarification and take them at their
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> word
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> ... the paid versions should also be GPL-compatible and
> if
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> they are not then
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> the "free" version should be addressed appropriately.
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Edward Caissie
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> aka Cais.
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 5:21 PM, Josh Pollock
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> <jpollock412 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> A theme I am reviewing has several themes for sale on
> the
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> page
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> linked via author/theme URI, as well as the credit
> links
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the footer and
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> theme options, that seem to not be GPL licensed. For
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> example:
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> http://mythem.es/my-way
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The full version fo the theme is for sale on this page
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> and
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> their is a link to a free version of this theme. The
> free
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> version link is
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> prefaced with this text "You can download free version
> of
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> this item with GPL
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2 license. This package is a simplified version." This
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> implies that the paid
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> version is not GPL, but I can't be sure. If they are
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> selling nonGPL themes
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> on this page is that an issue, and if so how should I
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> confirm they really
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> are non GPL?
> >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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